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jump English

Meaning jump meaning

What does jump mean?
Definitions in simple English

jump Verb

— If you jump, you leave the ground completely. He jumped for joy. She jumped to her death from the bridge. — If you jump something, you fly over it. The children jumped the water to get to the other side. — If you jump something, you make it leave the ground. He loved jumping his bicycle. — If you jump, you move suddenly because you are surprised. I scared her and she jumped. — If you jumpstart a car, you use the battery power from another car. We used his car to jump ours.

jump Noun

— A jump is a movement from the ground to the air. She took a run before the big jump over the water. — A jump is a ramp used to jump. He went off the jump at full speed. — A jump is a jolt or shock used to start a car. He used his car to give me a jump. — A jump is a sudden movement of surprise. It seems I surprised her, because she gave a little jump.

jump

— verb (= leap, bound) move forward by leaps and bounds The horse bounded across the meadow The child leapt across the puddle Can you jump over the fence? — verb (= startle) move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm She startled when I walked into the room — verb make a sudden physical attack on The muggers jumped the woman in the fur coat — verb increase suddenly and significantly Prices jumped overnight — verb enter eagerly into He jumped into the game — verb (= rise) rise in rank or status Her new novel jumped high on the bestseller list — verb (= leap out) be highly noticeable — verb (= skip) bypass He skipped a row in the text and so the sentence was incomprehensible — verb (= leap) cause to jump or leap the trainer jumped the tiger through the hoop — verb (= leap, jump off) jump down from an elevated point the parachutist didn't want to jump every year, hundreds of people jump off the Golden Gate bridge the widow leapt into the funeral pyre — noun (= jumping) the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground he advanced in a series of jumps the jumping was unexpected — noun (= parachuting) descent with a parachute he had done a lot of parachuting in the army — noun (film) an abrupt transition from one scene to another — noun a sudden and decisive increase a jump in attendance — noun (= leap) an abrupt transition a successful leap from college to the major leagues — noun (= start) a sudden involuntary movement he awoke with a start — verb (= alternate) go back and forth; swing back and forth between two states or conditions — verb (= derail) run off or leave the rails the train derailed because a cow was standing on the tracks — verb (= leap) pass abruptly from one state or topic to another leap into fame jump to a conclusion jump from one thing to another — verb (= parachute) jump from an airplane and descend with a parachute — verb (= jumpstart) start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery

Synonyms jump synonyms

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jump English » English

leap spring bound hop skip start bounce vault rise plunge dance startle saltation prance fly dive jumping jump off parachute increase gambol climb advance vaulting stick out stand up stand out pass over parachuting leap out jumpstart jump-start jump out gallop frolic derail chute caper wince walk sudden rise spring up skipping skip over shoot rush pounce leap up jump up and down jump over

Topics jump topics

What do people use jump to talk about?
Physical actions Move Manner of movement Walk

Jump
States Quantity More

Increase
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Afraid
Social behavior Social activity Entertainment, recreation Sports

Basketball
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move up
Social behavior Conflict Fight Attack

Ambush
Physical actions Move Manner of movement

Move quickly
Grammar Very Degree

To a larger degree
Language and thought Want Request

Agree to do something
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Laugh
Social behavior Social activity

Play, fun
Daily life Clothing

Wear clothing
Daily life Sleep

Go to sleep
Physical actions Posture

Stand
Physical actions Move Move in a direction

Move down
Physical actions Move Travel Travel by water

Dive
Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait
States Time Relative time Right time

Early

Conjugation jump conjugation

How do you conjugate jump?

jump · verb

Examples jump examples

How do I use jump in a sentence?

Simple sentences

I am afraid to jump over the ditch.
He bettered the world record in the high jump.
Jump.
The first jump ended badly.
The first jump didn't end well.
He's going to jump.
How high can you jump?
I'd jump through hoops for you.
I thought you'd jump at the chance.
The cat crouched down ready to jump.
The girl was afraid to jump down from the roof.
The locust made a big jump.
Take three steps and jump.
The police persuaded her not to jump off the bridge.
I saw the man jump.
I saw a white dog jump over the fence.
I can jump.
Jump out of the frying pan into the fire.
Don't jump to conclusions.
Many would jump at the chance to live in New York.
How can I jump so high?
Try to jump as high as possible.
She could not bring herself to jump into the water.
You must not jump to conclusions.

Movie subtitles

She can jump from body to body?
When we were kids, I used to jump out behind corners, and one time.
Jump. - Whoa!
Well, jump in my dinghy and we'll check it out, eh?
The instinct to jump in is. But it isn't gonna serve you well here.
I'll throw the stone for you and carry you in the jump.
Diotima goes to watch the ski jump.
Colli prepares for the his final jump.
As for you, you big ham, you go jump in the lake!
Hey, you go jump in the lake!
All of you! - Take a running jump at yourself!
Well, the more that goes along, the better for them and for you, in case the Indians jump you.
You hop, step and jump as many miles as I have today and you'd be tired too.
You sure you saw him jump?
The instinct to jump in is.
I was going to jump in.
If you come around again, jump off.
The more that goes along, the better it is for them and you in case Indians jump ya.
You make him jump so.
Why if I ask him now, he'll jump right down my throat.
I had you pegged right from the jump.
Maybe I can jump out of the window.
She'd have to be the sort of a girl who'd jump in the surf with me and love it as much as I did.
Everybody jump in!
That flatfoot I married thinks he's smart, but I'm just one jump ahead of him.
If you get tangled, I'll jump in and pull you out.
When the man looks at me, I want to jump overboard.
Before we see port, I'll make them jump at a midshipman's jacket even if it's hung on a broomstick to dry.
I can jump.
Jump!
She can jump from body to body? I'm not in a place to speak considering I came back from the dead, but there really are all kinds of strange monsters, aren't there?
Why did you jump off that bridge last night?
I'd rather jump in the river.
You wanted to jump in?
Are you going to jump in the water?
Don't tell me the king of Spain is going to jump out of a pie.
Oh, darling, don't jump about and get excited.
It makes them jump.
At the corner, I jump in the truck.

News and current affairs

During any lull, a fanatic from either side could jump to center stage and, through an act of utter madness, kick up the settling dust and dash the hopes of the many on both sides who still long for a lasting peace.
Keynesian remedies (now being tardily applied) and an expansionary fiscal policy have not been able to jump-start the Japanese economy and bring about a return of optimism.
How can Japan restore optimism and jump-start its economic engine with no macroeconomic tools left to use?
For example, they usually find it difficult to jump between species, because they would have to change their structure.
To jump-start the economy, the government must promote exports, particularly in the manufacturing and agro-industrial sectors, as well as tourism and infrastructure construction projects.
The ECB should pursue a much looser monetary policy to jump-start growth, with a weaker euro to help boost the periphery's competitiveness.
Debt-friendly stimulus might be regarded as nothing more than a collective decision by all of us to spend more to jump-start the economy.
This is another reason why Chinese policymakers must not jump on the New Economy bandwagon as an attempt to leap magically out of their problems into some utopian future.
In the eurozone, countries on the periphery needed currency weakness to reduce their external deficits and jump-start growth.
An accurate jump shot and the willingness to take punishment never made up for my size and mediocre leaping ability.
But one should not jump to conclusions.
There is a jump in wealth and an immediate production boom.
Should Slovenes, who avoided the worst of Yugoslavia's bloody dissolution, now jump into a new federal adventure, even if it is a European one?
But it is facile to jump from individual corporate scandals to broad conclusions about the supposed rottenness of the American economy.
Liu became so angry about being accused of fraud and denied the car that he climbed atop a high advertising billboard and threatened to jump as a show of innocence.
Otherwise, stay tuned, learn from the experts, and don't jump to conclusions.
Encouraging participation by foreign investors is a quick way to jump-start local bond market activity.
As typically happens in these cases, once a critical mass of tax evasion is reached, it can jump to much larger values.
The World Bank has forcefully emphasized the importance of agriculture to jump-starting economic expansion and breaking the cycle of poverty.
Second, this jump into a monetary fund and economic government will lead to further massive losses of sovereignty for the member states, in favor of a European federal solution.

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